Icy roads blamed for crash that killed Flint man on U.S. 23 off ramp in Livingston County

TYRONE TOWNSHIP, MI -- A 47-year-old Flint man was killed Wednesday, Jan. 9, when he lost control of his pickup truck and struck a semi-trailer, according to a press release.

A Livingston County Sheriff's news release says Michael Herrell was getting off the freeway at the southbound U.S. 23 exit ramp to Center Road about 7 a.m. when he lost control on the icy roads and hit the semi-trailer that was parked on the shoulder.

The driver of the semi-trailer was not injured.

The ramp was closed for about three hours while authorities investigated.